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I am having a hard time finding biographical details on her mother. Some details are repeated many times in various sources, but other details, that one would expect to find, are just missing. If you have details on her mother, that I do not have, please let me know.

Jodie Foster

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster was born 19 Nov, 1962 in Los Angeles County, California, the youngest daughter of four children born to Lucius Fisher Foster III and his wife Evelyn Ella "Brandy" Almond. Her father, was an Air Force colonel who later became a real-estate agent. Lucius already had three children with a previous wife when he met Brandy in 1954 and married her impetuously in Tijuana. Lucius and Brandy had been divorced for some time before she was born. Her brother Buddy explains Jodie's conception as the result of a brief re-encounter between their parents some time after the divorce. Jodie's mother supported the family by working for a film producer, and later in public relations. Both Jodie's parents briefly married other people.

Jodie's brother Lucius "Buddy" Foster was a child-star, most well-known in his television roles as "Johnny Dow" in 17 episodes of "Hondo" in 1967; and as "Mike Jones" in 29 episodes of Mayberry, R.F.D. from 1968 to 1971.

Although [Jodie] Foster's first acting appearance was at three years old, her first significant role came in 1976 as an underage prostitute in Taxi Driver, receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. After becoming a star, Jodie attended school at the prestidious Lycee Francais.

She won an Oscar for Best Actress in 1988 for playing a rape survivor in The Accused. In 1991, she starred in The Silence of the Lambs as Clarice Starling, a gifted FBI trainee, assisting in a hunt for a serial killer. This performance received international acclaim and her second Oscar for Best Actress." ("Jodie Foster", permanent-link on Wikipedia)

Jodie Foster met her long-term partner Cydney Bernard (b. 1953) in 1993/4 on the set of the film Sommersby. They have been living together for the past 14 years. After long speculation about her sexuality, Jodie finally came out Dec 2007. Jodie has two sons, but has deflected questions about who their father(s) might be.

In 1997, her brother Buddy Foster, wrote a book Foster Child, which purports to be a biography of Jodie Foster, but has been called a biography of the entire Foster family. The book discusses many events growing up in his family. He paints his mother in a villainous way, especially stating that she spent all his career earnings, and when Jodie became a star, the rest of the family suffered some neglect.

Lucius Fisher Foster

Lucius Fisher Foster III was born about 1922/3 in Colorado (possibly in Denver), the son of Lucius Foster and his wife Constance Richardson. This entry in the Ancestry World Tree claims his parents married in Denver. His mother remarried in 1928/9 to Leslie B Irwin, an investment securities salesman. Robert Battle states that Leslie's middle name was "Bessel". An article in the magazine She Australiaexcepted here states that "Lt Col Lucius Fisher Foster III, [was] a former Battle of Britain fighter (this battle fought 10 July 1940 – 31 October 1940), and one of the most highly decorated fliers in the US airforce." This last fact is doubtful and needs firm evidence. Such an event would have been widely published and I'm just not finding that. Jodie Foster is quoted in that article stating that she has only met her father about three times.

In 1946, "Lucius Fisher Foster" is shown in the Voter's Registration living at the same Los Angeles address as his mother Constance. In October 1952, Lucius was living in Boise, Idado since he gave this as his home address when he was then returning from Manila. This might have been where he was living, when this article states that Lucius "...already had three kids from a previous marriage. In 1954, he met a pretty young woman named Evelyn "Brandy" Almond at a fencing club and married her impetuously during a trip to Tijuana, Mexico."

Lucius and Brandy lived in Los Angeles where they had four children, the youngest of whom was the actress Jodie Foster. They divorced and they each married and divorced other people in the Los Angles area.

Buddy Foster states that Lucius and Brandy had split up in 1959, and that Jodie was conceived when their mother went to Lucius to plead for child-support money. Buddy's alledges that Lucius demanded sex for the payment and that is how Jodie was conceived in 1962.

When Buddy Foster's book on his sister was released, Entertainment Weekly did a review dated 1997, in part stating that Lucius was then living, aged 75. Lucius was apparently yet living as late as 2003, when his name appears online in a few comments that he evidently posted to various forums.

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 showing : "Restricted Personnel Roster, Aquitania, Oct 4, 1945, For Reception Station Fort McArthur, California. Lucius F Foster III, Capt, 532 S Arden Blvd, Los Angeles, Calif." While a footnote on this document states : "Capt Lucius F Foster... AC is designated Officer in charge and Custodian of Records for Reception Sta Gp RE 6047-A-20, from present station until relieved by competent auth in the U.S." Turning to page one of this roster we see here that they were sailing out of Southampton, England leaving Sep 28, 1945

'We have seen the drift of industry to the West Valley, employing a large amount of electronics personnel. It is hard for many of these people to maintain their own homes since many only stay here for three to five years. Homes are expensive in this area — the Woodland Hills foreclosure rate is the fifth highest in Southern California. We would suffer a considerable loss of this property if it should be rezoned to R-1. It is close to the freeway and well suited for apartment development."

Evelyn Ella Almond

Evelyn Ella "Brandy" Almond was born about 1927/8 ("age 41" Aug 1969). Robert Battle reports that Evelyn was born in the Bronx, New York. Here the International Who's Who of Women calls Jodie's mother "Eileen". An article in Rolling Stone states that Brandy was "...Born in the Bronx to a strict German family, [and] raised in Rockford, Illinois." Jodie Foster, in that same article, speaking of her mother states: "She's an only child, and she doesn't like to be around people that much."

Sometime before 1952, she moved to the Los Angeles area. This article states that Lucius "...already had three kids from a previous marriage. In 1954, he met a pretty young woman named Evelyn "Brandy" Almond at a fencing club and married her impetuously during a trip to Tijuana, Mexico." They had four children, all born in Los Angeles County, the oldest being Lucinda Courtney Foster born Oct 26, 1954, and the youngest being the actress Jodie Foster. They divorced, both remarrying other people and then divorcing, in the Los Angeles area. It has been stated that Brandy was a film producer, although it's also possible that she merely worked for a film producer. These connections possibly explain how both Buddy and Jodie became child stars.

An article in She Australiaexcepted here states that Brandy and her live-in lover Josephine Dominguez "Aunt Jo" brought up the four siblings, and that Alicia Christine Foster was called "Jodie" after her mother's lover "Jo. D." This article is evidently quoting this statement from Buddy Foster's biography of his sister.

Lucius Fisher Foster II

Lucius Fisher Foster II was born Oct 30, 1898 in Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado to Alexis C Foster, a native of Tennessee and his wife Alice from Illinois. It's possible that he is that same Lucius F Foster who is listed here as "Chief Q M [quarter-master], U S Navy, Denver". About 1920 or 1921, possibly in Denver, he married Constance Marie Robertson, a native of Tennessee, whose family had moved to Denver about 1909.

By 1926, Lucius and Constance had moved to Chicago. They had two children Courteney and Lucius, but either they divorced or he died by 1929 as she appears in the Los Angeles census in 1930 re-married, with her children listed as her new husband's step-children.

Constance Marie Robertson

Constance Robertson was born about 1902/3 in Tennessee, the daughter of Samuel Richard Robertson by his wife Martha Elizabeth Hughes. By about 1909, the family had moved to Denver, Colorado, where they appear in the 1910 Census and where her father was admitted to the bar in 1913. About 1919/21 she married Lucius Foster, probably in Denver, and they had two surviving children: Courtenay and Lucius Jr both born in Colorado. They were probably married by the time of the 1920 census, as she does not appear that year in the household of her parents in Denver. By 1926, she and Lucius are living in Chicago.

About 1928/9 she remarried to Leslie B Irvin (1901-78) as his first wife. Leslie was an investment security salesman, born in Illinois. The family appears in the 1930 census in Los Angeles, California.

Constance and Leslie were divorced by 1936 when he appears as "single" on a ship manifest. Constance married lastly to a Mr Gerst, he is possible the Louis Gerst who appears living with her in the 1952 Voter Registration Rolls. She appears as "Mrs Constance Gerst, but her husband if he is living with her, is not registered in the Voter's Registration in 1944 living at 532 S Arden Blvd. Note that this is the same address used above by her son Lucius in 1946. By 1952 she is appearing at 805 S Windsor Blvd with Louis Gerst at the same address. A Louis Gerst born 1894 NY, died 1959 Los Angeles appear in the California Death Index, which is possibly him.

Constance died 25 Oct 1955 in Los Angeles County as "Mrs Constance Gerst".

Mr Almond

Mrs Almond

Alexis Caldwell Foster

Alexis C Foster was born Apr 1868 in Tennessee. About 1897/8 he married Alice Fisher, a native of Illinois. They appear in the 1900 Census in Denver where Alexis is a "Merchant of Credit". Alexis became a banker and eventually, he and Alice moved to Ossining, New York in tony Westchester County, where they are listed in the 1930 census, with a house worth then $200,000. Since this was 1930, that house must have been effectively a palace. He is there listed as "Proprietor Investment Bank" and possibly this is the same "U S National Bank of Denver" that he listed as his address in 1925 while returning from England.

Elizabeth Martha Hughes

Elizabeth Martha Hughes was born Jul 4, 1882. On Aug 24, 1899 she married Samuel Richard Robertson and by about 1909 they had moved to Denver, Colorado, where he went into law practice, being admitted to the bar in 1913.

Elizabeth and Samuel had three children. He died in Denver, but she died Oct 13, 1955 at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, California.

This entry in the Ancestry World Tree, by anonymous showing same as above, plus died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, cremated Chapel of the Pinan, and born Iuka, MS. Husband's entry shows he was an attorney, moved to Denver about 1909, admit to bar 1913

Lineal Ascent

The below is an unsourced view from OneWorldTree

Constance Robertson

Samuel Richard Robertson 1878-1944

Louanna Noble Harris 1849-99

Elizabeth Ann Dewitt 1821-1849

Continuation A

Through Elizabeth Dewitt's father:

Washington J Dewitt 1799-1852

Harris Dewitt 1756-1829

Martin Dewitt 1720-1793

Charles Dewitt 1683-1741

William Dewitt 1637-1658

Continuation B

Through Elizabeth Dewitt's mother:

Mary E Bearden 1803-89

Richard Bearden 1770-1845

Benjamin Bearden 1748-1821

Lettice Winn 1723-1797

Minor Winn 1704-78

Minor Winn 1668-1730

John Winn 1627-1694

Note: the connection of John Winn who appears in Westmoreland, as a son of Owen Wynne below is probably incorrect.